Ethical Egoism draws from many standpoints. One being Egoism which is an action that one should take for their own self-interest and self gains. Whereas Ethical Egoism states that they ought to do that which is in their own self-interest.
Now, my first argument is this. Think about today's society, more and more people are operating out of Ethical Egoism. They are more so concerned about what is best for me? What will benefit me? What will make me look good? And that at times will cause them to go and buy nice clothes, nice cars, nice iPads, which then in its own sense operates in consumerism, which in a way, extends from the root of Ethical Egoism. (And I myself have been caught up in this at one time or another)
My second argument is this. Ethical Egoism is the standpoint on which other people base their morality. But honestly if that is the case then we are not doing a good job as human beings on the earth, because we are not doing what we're supposed to be doing because we're too caught up in
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In the Walking Dead, a character by the name of Rick Grimes, wakes up in a hospital bed, to strange sounds coming from outside. So he gets up, walks out his room door, walks around a few corridors, and discovers a zombie eating. Now when Rick woke up, he had the intention and desire to go and find his wife and son. Nothing was going to stop him from doing that. And at first, Rick was alone, so he started operating in Ethical Egoism. He was operating out of it so he could survive. And because of it, he eventually met up with a few other characters and developed a group, where they all were still acting out on their own self interests, before coming to the realization that "Hey, we have to start looking out for one another. Or else those walkers (code name for zombies) will pick us apart." And in that start of mindset, it led them to developing a community at an abandoned prison, where there was no I in team anymore. It's all or